What Happened to Baseball? | The Cards, The Roids, The Clock (Feat. Lee Olson)

Episode 89: This week it's all about America's National Pastime! Lee Olson joins in to speak about his days collecting baseball cards, competing for the team in high school, as well as his 20-year stint working for the Mariners. We also discuss some of the issues with the league including steroids, race, TV deals, and the addition of the new time clock. Oh, and of course we go over some of the top movies and music associated with the sport! 0:00 - Cold Open / Intro (Lee Michaels)1:06 - Mustache & Hawaiian Shirt / Helmet2:16 - Mr. Baseball / Mariners Job4:30 - High School Baseball / Athletic Ability10:58 - Turkey Bowls / Getting Old14:44 - Baseball Cards / Shohei Ohtani23:27 - Steroids in MLB25:51 - Favorite Baseball Movies29:14 - Women in The Major Leagues32:03 - Best Era of Baseball35:26 - Most Valuable Cards & Memorabilia 48:12 - Food at Ballpark / Beer Sales / Pitch Clock52:43 - Baseball Popularity & Black Athletes56:21 - Blackouts & TV Broadcasts59:31 - Race Percentages in MLB / Japanese Fans1:04:44 - Baseball Music / Walk-Up Songs1:08:57 - Jeter & A-Rod / Mike Jackson1:15:59 - Sports: Old School vs. New School1:20:59 - Pitch Timer Countdown1:21:48 - Outro / Close🎵 MUSIC USED► Theme Song: Corbyn Kites - "Overdrive"--------------------------------☑️ SUBSCRIBE HERE ⇢ https://www.youtube.com/c/TheJoshandFriendsPodcast--------------------------------► APPLE iTUNES: https://rb.gy/b3bfht► SPOTIFY: https://rb.gy/jwhynd► STITCHER: https://rb.gy/su0smc► iHEART RADIO: https://rb.gy/uwfhih► TUNEIN: https://rb.gy/2p9o9f► PODCHASER: https://rb.gy/1r6im8► DEEZER: https://rb.gy/tbfjyw► LISTEN NOTES: https://rb.gy/o1fjj6--------------------------------★ FACEBOOK ⇢ https://www.facebook.com/TheJoshandFriendsPodcast/★ INSTAGRAM ⇢ https://www.instagram.com/TheJoshandFriendsPodcast★ TIKTOK ⇢ https://vm.tiktok.com/ZTdpLP5mT/--------------------------------🎥 GRAPHICS by Abstract Retro Sci-Fi Neon Free Video ⇢ https://www.vecteezy.com/video/1808032-abstract-retro-sci-fi-neon ☑️ SUBSCRIBE HERE ⇢ https://www.youtube.com/c/TheJoshandFriendsPodcast